Storyline
James Reese has a good job as an ambassador's aid in France, but his real passion is a side gig, working in a minor role in the CIA. He would love to be a full-fledged agent and can't believe his luck when he lands an assignment with Charlie Wax. Trigger-happy Charlie soon has James crying for his desk job, but when he learns that the same guys they're trying to catch are after him, James realizes that Charlie may be his only hope of survival.
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Cast
John Travolta, Nick Loren, David Gasman, David Gasman, Richard Durden, Amber Rose Revah, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Rebecca Dayan, Eric Godon, Chems Dahmani, Kasia Smutniak, Bing Yin, François Bredon, Sami Darr, Julien Hagnery, Mostéfa Stiti, Michaël Vander-Meiren, Didier Constant, Alexandra Boyd, Mike Powers, Farid Elouardi, Mélissa Mars, Yin Hang, Frédéric Chau, Tam Solo
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Reviews
70
Morel will inevitably be compared to John Woo, whom he trounces. He has fewer mannerisms (no damn doves) and a keener eye; his fastest, most kinetic shots flow together like frames in a flipbook.
70
Village Voice
He (Morel) brings in lobotomized entertainment at 90-odd minutes. During the February doldrums, this cannot be underestimated.
60
John Travolta breaks the braggadocio meter in the latest tightly wound actioner from "Taken’s" Pierre Morel.
50
Travolta has/is a blast in an action-thriller-comedy that otherwise comes up short.
50
Variety
To his credit, Travolta hams it up with the kind of laissez-faire irony that might have made the film a tongue-in-cheek pleasure, had his attitude extended to the filmmakers.
